A/N: Alright, on with the next chapter ! This is the introduction to Obi-Wan's and Padmé's new life on Tattooine. I hope it's not too sweet. if you know what I mean… Whatever, enjoy ! Lookin' forward to your reviews (they were all sooooo nice, thx !).

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Lyrics taken from "At The Beginning" by Richard Marx & Donna Lewis

At A New Beginning

They were standing in front of Bail Organa's ship, hugging, saying goodbye to one another. After a ten-hours flight, they had reached Tattooine and that was the moment, when Obi-Wan's and Padmé's new life should begin. The ship had landed somewhere close to the Lars' homestead. For the first few days on the desert planet, Owen and Beru Lars had offered them to stay on their moisture farm until they would have found a place to live.

On the one hand, she was looking forward to this new beginning. She finally wanted to leave her past behind, forget about the horrible things that had happened. On the other hand, she had also been afraid of that moment since she had decided to go with Obi-Wan. Now she would have to leave her children. The two little angels she had barely gotten to know. Leia would be living on Alderaan with Bail and his wife. She would be loved. Padmé tried to tell herself that everything would be alright and that it was the best for her baby daughter. But then she realized that she would probably never see her again. The thought made tears coming up to her eyes and she was not able to hide them. She forced herself to stay strong but she lost. One last time, she took the crying baby in her arms, kissed her forehead and softly stroked across her face.

"Don't cry, love. I will always be with you, Leia. Always." she sobbed while handing her over to Bail. Then she removed the necklace with the japor snippet Anakin had given to her from her neck and gave it to Bail.

"Give this to her when she's older. Tell her… tell her it's a gift from someone who will always love her." she whimpered.

"She will know who you are, I promise." he said, taking the necklace, and returned back into his ship.

"Until the time is right, disappear we will." Yoda spoke quietly. Obi-Wan nodded.

"May the Force be with you, Master." he added with a sad voice.

"May the Force be with the two of you. And with the very young Skywalker…" the Jedi Master replied, nodded in Obi-Wan's direction and followed Bail.

Obi-Wan wrapped an arm around Padmé, who was holding Luke carefully, watching the ship disappear from the sky to somewhere in the galaxy. They were resting like this for quite a while, then they turned to Beru, who was already waiting for them in front of the cabin.

"Let's go in." Obi-Wan whispered.

It had taken them almost a week to find a cabin. Much too long as Obi-Wan thought. The longer they stayed with Beru and Owen, the stronger the bond between Padmé and Luke became. And the more it would hurt when the day of farewell had come. But surprisingly, Padmé did not cry this time. She was calm, even smiling slightly at Beru, when she handed Luke to her.

"Take good care of my son. He is something very special. I know it. It is his destiny." Padmé whispered into Beru's ear.

Then, without looking back, Padmé turned away and walked over to the speeder they got from the Lars', still smiling hopefully. Obi-Wan said goodbye to Owen, gave Beru a hug and followed Padmé to the speeder. He did not say anything. Instead, he decided to leave her alone with her thoughts, give her some time to reflect on the situation.

He started the speeder, Padmé sitting behind him, wrapping her arms tightly around his chest, and headed to the mountains, where their new home would be.

It had gotten late when they finally arrived at the cabin. Although she was exhausted and tired, Padmé got off the speeder quickly and ran over to the entrance of the small building. She was extremely excited about their new place, wanted to know what it looked like on the inside and made plans in her mind how she could nicely furnish it.

"Padmé, slow down ! We have plenty of time to explore the castle." he said sarcastically. She turned around and smiled at him.

"Oh, c'mon, Obi-Wan ! Don't keep me waiting any longer. I wanna come home…" Obi-Wan smiled back at her while taking their little stuff off the speeder. He carried the bags to the door where Padmé was still waiting for him.

"I just think you're expecting too much of this. Im afraid you're disappointed… I mean… this is…"

"Home, Obi-Wan. It is our home now. And I'm not disappointed at all. Now let's go inside and find out more about 'the castle'." she said laughing at him warmly.

As they entered, Padmé was surprised. The cabin was not as small as it looked. In fact, the living room was quite large and spacious. Maybe that was because there was nearly no furniture in it. Only a wooden bench and a table in front the fireplace. Obi-Wan put down the bags and looked around.

"I told you it's not much." he said with a sad voice, expecting Padmé to be disillusioned.

"And I told you not to ruin this moment," she returned sharply, "I like it. It's very nice. Simple, but nice." she added while inspecting the other three rooms. There was a small kitchen with two chairs and a table in it, a bedroom with a closet and a pretty large bed and a completely empty room. She imagined the living room lightened by candles, a soft carpet on the floor which would be perfect to sit by the fireplace. Dark, red curtains in front of the windows, a little sofa instead of the wooden bench and some pictures on the white walls.

"Hmmm. I can work with that." she murmured.

"Work with what ?" Obi-Wan asked.

"I'll fix up this cabin. And when I'm done, it will be a castle. A little one…" she replied.

"Sounds nice. But I'm sorry to be the one to ruin it again. We don't have any money, not a single credit. In fact we don't have anything except a little food and clothing."

"That's a problem indeed. But… I still have my dresses and gowns and jewellery. Do you think I could sell it or exchange it for other stuff ?" she suggested.

"Well… I'm sure you would be successful selling your clothes. Your stuff must have been pretty expensive. But are you sure about giving it away ? It's all that's left of…"

"My life, I know. But honestly, do I really need a senator's robe out here ? I mean… It's not only impractical, it's also useless and inappropriate. This is a desert planet. I should rather dress like… I don't know… more like you." Padmé threw in another argument. Obi-Wan had to agree.

"Basically, you're right. But… why don't you keep at least one dress. Maybe you're favourite one. Who knows, maybe you have to dress up once in a while." he said slightly smiling.

"That is a deal. I'm keeping one."

"And… concerning my outfit… I think I've got something for you." Obi-Wan kneeled down and searched his bag. A few moments later, he put out a piece of clothing.

"What's this ?" she asked.

"It's a Jedi robe. It used to be mine when I was younger. I don't know why I kept it for such a long time. Maybe because such a robe is one of the few things a Jedi is allowed to keep. You never know when you need of a piece of cloth… Whatever… It's the best thing to wear on a desert planet. Protects you from the sand, you don't catch anyone's attention, you're almost invisible wearing this robe." he explained. Padmé was deeply touched. She knew that possession was not allowed to the Jedi. And he gave one of the very few things he was allowed to have, to her. She looked at the robe with brightly shining eyes, gently touched it as if it was the most beautiful treasure she had ever seen.

"It's wonderful, Obi-Wan… Thank you." she whispered, looking at him gratefully.

"You're welcome." he replied.

"I'll try it on right away." she returned and started to untie the string that was wrapped around the robe.

"Padmé… just wait a second." Obi-Wan interrupted her.

"What ?"

"You… you don't have to act so strong." he began, walking over to her.

"I'm not acting anything, Obi-Wan." she answered kind of confused. He put his hands on her shoulders and looked at her sadly.

"Then how come it was so easy for you to give Luke away ? I mean… I would have understood if you cried, everyone would have understood."

"Hmmm. It was not easy for me to give him to Beru. It wasn't easy at all. But I had at least a couple of days to spend with him. And he is still on the same planet as I am. Leia on the other hand… She is somewhere far away in the Alderaan system. I'll see Luke grow up, but I'm not sure if I'll ever see Leia again. Moreover, I felt that it was right. I don't know how to explain this but… when I gave Luke to Beru, it was as if an invisible hand wiped my tears away and put a smile on my face. I was able to let go. Look, Obi-Wan, I decided to live. I decided to walk this path with you. This is an opportunity, a new beginning. We have to make sacrifices. But I learned that it's better this way. It's not like they're dead. They live. And they will be alright. That's the most important thing. " Padmé tried to explain. Her voice did not sound sad at all, quite the reverse, it sounded happy and contentedly.

"These are the ways of the Force…" Obi-Wan said softly and embraced her strongly.

Life is a road and I wanna keep going

Love is a river I want to keep flowing

Life is a road now and forever

Wonderful journey

I'll be there when the world stops turning

I'll be there when the storm is through

In the end I wanna be standing at the beginning with you

To Be Continued…